• U.S. Embassy: Opposition to get involved in dialogue with Serbia (Zeri) • Veseli: Dialogue (Klan Kosova) • Gap between President and Govt threatens Kosovo’s position (Koha) • Thaci: Kosovo Army will move forwards – no turning back (Bota Sot) • KFOR: ROSU can go to north even without our permission (Politika, RTK) • Bahtiri launches petition for unification of Mitrovica (media) • Mustafa: Ruling coalition being ‘patched-up’ with PSD (Zeri) • Kurti: PSD ended up in PDK’s ‘lap’ (Zeri) • Serbia seeks new format of dialogue under UN supervision (RTK) • Pristina University students to protest today over visa liberalisation (RTK)

• Haradinaj: Kosovo stands firm in fight against IS (media) • Veseli: Kosovo Army to be equipped with 250 armoured vehicles (Telegrafi) • Kosovo Assembly approves in principle 2019 budget (Zeri) • LDK, Vetevendosje not to attend Veseli-called meeting (media) • Rama to Brnabic: Kosovo is independent as are its decisions (media)

• Haradinaj to Mogherini: EU was not neutral during your leadership (Zeri) • Veseli calls first meeting between political leaders and negotiating team (Epoka) • U.S. Adm Foggo supports Kosovo army (Bota Sot) • Limaj meets Apostolova, discusses dialogue (Bota Sot) • Serbian, Albanian PMs exchange letters on Kosovo (Koha) • Tim Judah: No indications for an agreement (Beta/RTK) • Kosovo man reported killed in Syria (Express/Zeri)

• Mogherini meets Western Balkans leaders in Brussels (dailies) • Thaci: We do not have a more loyal ally than the U.S. (RTK) • Veseli confident there will be no Kosovo division (media) • Stoltenberg: NATO to review engagement with KSF (media) • Uncertainties over Kosovo’s official position on dialogue (Koha) • Dialogue draft law to be sent to government by 15 January (Epoka) • LDK will not become part of negotiating team (Epoka) • Hoxhaj: New dynamics from January, agreement possible at White House (Lajmi) • Avramopoulos: Kosovo has met all visa liberalization requirements (Zeri) • Pacolli reports before Assembly committee on foreign affairs (dailies) • Qalaj: We don’t know if we’ll apply for INTERPOL membership next year (Koha) • Serbian secret services plan to create incidents in Kosovo (RTK)

• Trump urges Kosovo leaders to speak with unified voice (dailies) • Haradinaj: Trump’s letter, good news for Kosovo (RTK) • Veseli on Trump’s letter: Clear message of support for Kosovo (media) • Trump also sends letter to Serbian President Vucic (Telegrafi) • Hoxhaj: Agreement with Serbia in March 2019 (T7/Bota Sot) • NATO: No change of KFOR mandate (EWB/Zeri) • Haradinaj: EU to normalise dialogue and liberalise visas (dailies) • EU agenda rejects Haradinaj’s expectation on visa liberalisation (Koha) • Mogherini repeats call for import tax to be lifted (Zeri)